0 THE OMAHA DAILY REE : SATURDAY , AUGUST 12 , 1890.
THE OMAHA ;
E. ROSBWATSn , Editor.
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STATEMENT OH1 CIUCUUA.TION ,
Btoto of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. :
George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee
Publishing company , being duly sworn , says
that the actual number of full and complete
copies of The Dully , Morning , Evening and
Sunday Bee , printed during the mouth of
July , 1S99 , was ns follows :
1 2lo n 17 . 25,020
2 27,0(10 18 . 21,700
3 25,110 19 . 24,700
4. . . . , 25,400 20 . 21,070
6 20,060 21 . 24f.80
e 2Rr flo 23 . 24,720
7 25-MO 23 . 20,25n
8 25 , UO Z4 . 84,000
o. . . 27mr
10 25,200 26 . 24,700
11 25-ISO 27. . , . 24,770
12 21,020 28 . 24,0W !
13 25,21(2 29 . 21,810
14 25 , ! ( ) ( ) 30 . 20,150
15 25,000 31 . 25,010
18 20,0-10
Total , .785,882
Less unsold and returned copies. . 10,470
Net total sales 775,40a
Net dally average 25.O1U
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Parties leaving the city for the
summer may have The Bee sent to
them regularly by notifying The
Bco business office. In person or by
mall.
The address win bo changed as '
often as desired.
The jurisdiction of the State Board of
Transportation appears to be still con
fined to drawing salaries and riding on
railroad passes.
For mysterious disappearance cases
and thrilling sensations of love , jeal
ousy and revenge Hastings will Boon
take rank with' metropolitan cities of
the country.
There Is nothing In the treaty of peace
with Spain ceding to Uncle Sam the an
nual crop of West Indies cyclones , but
In this Instance , like many others , the
tall goes with the hide.
The king of the Klondike , McDonald ,
Is a bankrupt , with debts said to
nmount to $0,000,000. Had he remained
In this country he could not possibly
have hoped to accumulate such a large
collection of unpaid liabilities.
The government crop report puts the
condition of Nebraska corn ahead of
all other states except Kansas. If
Kansas corn promises any better yield
than Nebraska the people will have to
rent ground outside to crib the crop.
Mayor Moorcs' appeal for a subscrip
tion fund for the relief of the families
of the firemen killed In Wednesday's
fire should meet with hearty response
from business men , whose property Is
constantly safeguarded by brave lire
fighters.
The best photographic pictures of the
HCCUCS attending the return of the First
Nebraska regiment to San Francisco
will appear in The Illustrated Bee Sun
day. Look for them. They will sur
pass the Illustrations in other papers
as a fine oil painting docs a cheap
chrouio.
The people of Norfolk will doubtless
return thanks to the State Board of
Transportation for informing them , after
months of delay , that the board has no
jurisdiction to hear and remedy their
grievances against the railroads. It re
quired some pretty sharp prodding to
Induce the board to go through tlio
formality of a hearing and the mem
bers were a long time incubating this
report. _
The editors of the Havana newspaper
which was suppressed by the United
States military authorities are prosecut
ing a claim for damages which they
hope to collect from the federal treas
ury. The next thing we know some of
the yellow Journal correspondents who
were put out of the lines by American
generals for unbecoming conduct will bo
asking a money compensation to assuage
their Injured feelings.
Western railroads have Just agreed
upon n schedule of one faro rates to all
the state fa Ira In the territory covered ,
with reduced rates also to other exhibi
tions , such as Kansas City's nnd St.
Louis' horse shows , Milwaukee's Indus , ,
trial exposition and others. What are
the railroads going to do for the Greater
America Exposition at Omaha ? How
much longer are they going to Ignore
their own Interests ?
The disposition to single out Omaha
among other distributing centers ns the
point of least resistance Is again cxciu-
pilied ! In the discriminating rates on
packing house products whereby
Omaha Is mudo to pay u proportionately
higher rate than Sioux City or St
Joseph. Omaha should Insist on fair
play nt the hands of transportation com
panies in return for fair treatment The
only conceivable reason for these dis
criminating rates is that the railroad
managers fci > l confident of being able to
do as they please and the commercial
Interests do not seem disposed to dis
pute their claim
now TO nniAt/ HOME THE FinsT KE-
llllASKA.
The proposition to charter a train to
convey the members of the First Ne
braska regiment from San Francisco 1o
their respective homes will meet with
the cordial approval of all classes of
citizens. It was eminently proper that
the Initiative should be taken by the
chief executive of the state nnd Gov
ernor Foyntcr can rest assured that Ne
braska will not repudiate any legiti
mate debt ho may Incur in providing
transportation for the men whose valor
has challenged the admiration of nil
America nnd placed Nebraska In the
front rank of patriotic states. When It
was first proposed to raise the necessary
funds for defraying the cost of transporting -
porting the First Nebraska to Omaha
for a state reception by voluntary con-
trlbutlous the project , had to bo nban-
doned by reason of the dlfllcultlca en
countered In the effort to raise the large
sum'required.
While the proposition to raise $00,000
for n guaranty fund , payable only In
case the legislature falls to make the
appropriation , will make the task much
cilsler , Its success is , to say the least ,
problematic. " The assurance that
$2,500 was subscribed within forty-eight
hours affords no criterion of the ob
stacles to be encountered In raising the
remaining $17,500. An examination of
the published list shows that § 1,000 of
the $2,500 was subscribed by two de
partment stores and another $1,000 was
raised by hard soliciting among leading
capitalists and political candidates.
The next $2,500 will be much
harder to raise nnd the last
$10,000 may not materialize In time , es
pecially in view of the apparent attempt
of the solicitors to give the enterprise n
political aspect. Even If the guaranty
were raised in time up to the full limit
the question would come , What proportion
tion would bo collectible and who could
enforce Its collection ? It must be np-
pnrent that the validity of each subscrip
tion depends upon the ability of the promoters
meters to raise the entire amount.
It must also be borne In mind that
Omaha , Lincoln and every other com-
muulty Is already straining every nerve
to raise the funds that are deemed
necessary for ail appropriate reception
and entertainment of the home-coming
companies. In addition to this , Omaha
Is Just now compelled to respond to the
call for the relief of the distressed fam
ilies of the firemen killed nt the recent
lire , not considering the constant drafts
ma.de upon its merchants and business
men for other charities and enterprises
that depend for their success upon lib
eral contributions.
The Bee believes that the only proper
course to bo pursued under the circum
stances is to impose upon the railroads
the task of bringing home the Nebraska
soldiers on vouchers payable when the
next legislature has made the appro
priation. This Is not asking too much
of the railroads , which will get n large
share of. . Nebraska's enormous harvest
that promises to exhaust all their fa
cilities during the next six months. In
fact , the railroads run no risk whatever
as to getting their money. The patriotic
people of Nebraska will stand pledged
upon honor to make good the due bills is
sued by the governor and one of the first
nets of the coming legislature will be to
make good the pledge of the people.
Such a policy will divest the enterprise
of all political color and relieve the
people who are being appealed to for
subscriptions from being either embar
rassed or placed In an unenviable light
by the side of their neighbors.
OOMEZ ON TUB SITUATION.
General Gomez Is not In sympathy
with the dissatisfied element in Cuba ,
nor is he among those who lack con
fidence in the United States. On the
contrary the old soldier takes an en
tirely optimistic view of the situation
and expresses confidence that the Cu
bans will be given Independence.
Gomez declares that the reports of
great differences between Cubans and
Spaniards or between the Cubans and
Americans , or among the Cubans them
selves Is false. On tlie contrary , he
enys that all Is going well. Gomez
should have a pretty thorough nnd ac
curate knowledge of popular sentiment
In Cuba and yet there Is some very
strong testimony to the effect that the
Cubans are hostile to Americans. An
officer of the army of occupation , writing -
ing of the situation in the July number
of the North American Review , states
that a feeling of Irritation against us
Is growing up and Increasing each day
that our occupation continues and he
declares that Spaniards share this feel
ing with Cubans. "It Is dlQlcult for
the average American , " says this
writer , "to understand fully the nature
of the Irritation caused by our military
occupation. In the first place , It must
bo remembered that wo are nn alien
race. Our methods of thought , of
speech , of action arc different from
theirs. We offend them without BUS-
pectlug it. We rldo rough-shod over
their prejudices without knowing It. "
The people , according to the same
authority , fear our military power , but
they do not respect us. There Is not
lacking other testimony of like nature.
There Is no doubt that General Gomez
Is entirely sincere In what he says and
Ills counsel to the people for whoso
freedom ho has fought during the l > est
years of his life ought vo have influ
ence. Ho urges them to unite for the
same end , "which Is to form a council
representing the soul of Cuba" and
says ; "In the meantime the interven
ing power will fulfill the * obligations It
has incurred and the Cuban people ,
heroic and sensible , will take the Bltua-
tlon calmly , working and waiting for
the Independence nnd liberty which the
future will certainly bring. " Ho pro
nounces a calumny against an honor
able people the suggestion that the
United States contemplates robbing the
Cubans out of their own.
It would bo well If all the Cuban peo.
pic could bo brought to fuel ns this
loyal friend of Cuba llbre clous , but
there Is reason to apprehend that the
dissatisfaction which prevails inoro or
less extensively cannot he removed
without n change of policy In Cuba thnt
will advance the establishment , of civil
government and reduce the exercise of
military authority , which should bp
confined to preserving peace and order
nnd not permitted , as is now the case ,
to Interfere In civil affairs. Such n
change President MeKlnley might now
effect and there Is reason to think that
ho Is not unfavorable to It , but prob
ably he will let matters drift along
until congress can act upon whatever
recommendations he may make. Mean ,
while the Cuban situation can hardly be
'
expected to improve.
TIW SUKD.il' HKK.
Patrons of The Hee will have before
them Sunday one of the most Interesting
numbers ever put Into the hands of the
newspaper reading public. Aside from
the regular features , consisting of the
best special cable letters from European
capitals , unexcelled telegraphic news
service , complete and accurate local
news reports , special departments relat
ing to social , religious , secret society
and sporting events , the Illustrated arti
cles will make It noteworthy.
In the pictorial history of the First
Nebraska the new and timely photographic -
graphic views appeal to every one who
takes pride in the work of Nebraska's
lighting regiment In the war. The
landing , debarkation , street parades nnd
reception at San Francisco are set out
In clear half-tone Illustrations , together
with other views of striking events in
the * soldiers' experiences.
The living fashion models continue to
entrance the feminine eye because all
women like to know how the best
dressed women arc attired nnd nothing
can excel the photographs of real gar
ments ns actually worn by stylish pee
ple.
Carpenter's letter from Porto Rico this
week will deal with the gambling mania
manifest In all classes , with realistic
Illustrations from Hfo of the game
cocks and favorite cock lights of the
West Indian Island.
The portraits of the day show the men
and women of this section who are be
fore the public through some mark
of distinction. They have nil special
local Interest they aie the people you
know or hear about.
To 'be ' up with the times , read The
Sunday Bee and preserve The Illustrated
Bee for future reference.
LAUKIKIl'S DENIAL.
The denial by the Canadian premier ,
Sir Wilfrid Laurler , of the statement
that he had declined nn invitation to
visit Chicago , on the ground that some
unpleasant Incident might occur be
cause of the somewhat strained relations
between the two countries , and Ills as
surance that an invitation will be cor
dially received , will be accepted as suf
ficient and it places the author of the
statement In a somewhat unpleasant
position. Some American newspapers
that gave credence to the report have
criticised the premier rather sharply ,
saying things not likely to make him
feel more friendly toward this coun
try , and for Its own credit the Ameri
can press should now make whatever
amends It can.
Whether or not Sir Wilfrid Laurler
shall decide to visit Chicago on the oc
casion of the laying of the corner
stone of the new postofllco building is
not a matter of very great Importance.
It would be a friendly act , of course ,
but so far ns the relations of the two
countries arc concerned It would have
no appreciable effect. Should he make
the visit , however , he will certainly be
most cordially received and it Is safe
to say will see no evidence of "strained
relations. " The fact that an invitation
is extended to him should assure the
Canadian premier that his reception will
be entirely friendly and courteous.
The differences between Canada and
the United States will in time be
amicably settled , there can be no doubt ,
and meanwhile no public man In either
country should say or do anything likely
to Impair friendship. The premier of
Canada Is to bo given an opportunity to
contribute to mutual good will and it
would seem that he would gladly avail
himself of It.
At the beginning electric light wlroj
were strung along the streets , but the
practice soon proved to be so dangerous
a nuisance that the wires in the bust-
ness district were ordered strung in the
alleys. This makeshift afforded some
relief , but the element of danger was
not overcome. The electric lighting
company has a franchise for the use of
the streets and alleys and there is noth
ing in that franchise which compels the
company to put its wires under ground.
That being the case the only thing the
city can do Is to Instruct Its city elec
trician to sco to It that electric lighting
wires are strung in the alleys In a way
that will offer the leust Impediment to
firemen In the work of fighting a flio
and Insure their safety while engaged in
lire fighting. There Is no perfect rem
edy for the deplorable condition of
things short of a system of subways.
How best to Install such a system is the
question.
The spirit which prompted the Hol
landers to cut the dykes which pro.
tectcd their native land from the sea still
lives In the South African Boers. They
serve notice on England that while they
may conquer the country In the event
of war they will find It a laud of
desolation nnd ruin. With some peo-
pics this could be taken as an idle
threat , but to one who knows the his
tory of the Boers nnd those from whom
they arc descended it carries the con-
vlctlou that they mean what they say.
General passenger agents of western
railways arc reported to be highly
elated over the fact that an agreement
has been reached whereby the passeu-
ger faro from the Missouri river to the
Pacific const has been raised from $02.50
to $40. Just what prospective tourists
think about It has not yet devel
oped , nor has the opinion of the Inter-
btata Commerce commission anent the
arbitrary advance in rates been publicly
cxprebbud. Ruilroud managers have a
breezy way of doing such things with ,
out the consent of anybody on onrtli.
So far as we can see the only reason for
this rnlso In rates Is the prevailing good
times people are in position to pay It.
The seventy-three Insurance compa
nies which were lined $1,000 apiece for
violating the Missouri anti-trust law are
stepping to the counter lively nnil de
positing their money. If we remember
correctly when the decision wntf handed
down against the insurance companies
they immediately responded with a
threat to cancel nil lire risks In the
state nnd stop doing business In Mis-
.Bourl. The fact that they have changed
their tune proves that the threat was
nothing but a bluff in the llrst place.
The people of Porto Rico are having a
gdod illustration of the difference be
tween Amerlcail nnd Spanish methods
which can hardly fall to convince them
the day was fortunate for them when
they changed flags. The results of the
terrible utorm which swept the Island
were not definitely known before relief
work was undertaken by General Davis ,
In command on thu Island , Such prompt
action was nn unheard of thing during
the days of Spanish rule.
The speedy stamping out of yellow
fever at Hampton and the prevention
of Its spread Is one of the greatest
triumphs of modern methods In dealing
with contagious diseases. Jus.t ns ef
fective work can be done In the coun
tries which have been the breeding
places of this disease If \\\c \ \ \ Ignorance
uud prejudices of the people can be
overcome and American olllcers arc
making good -progress in this line In
Cuba.
Down In Lancaster county in order to
keep the populists in line for fusion the
democrats have conceded to them the
nominations for county judge , clerk of
the district court and county commis
sioner , the three most important places
on the ticket. But In Douglas county
the populists are expected to be meek
ami thankfully content themselves with
the crumbs the democrats may see fit
to lot fall from the table.
Cuba is to enjoy the benefits of a
census taken under American auspices
and which Is to be completed by the
first of January next. When the census
takers get through Cubans will know
more about themselves and their country
than they could have hoped to learn In
a century of Spanish rule.
K the Screws.
Buffalo Express.
The moro the Boors concede to the English
the more the English demand.
ICnow iv Trick or TITO.
Chicago Record.
Russian farmers wet their flax to make It
weigh moro before selling It for export , and
still there are people who claim that Russia
is only half clzrtllzed.
Victory , iv Mere Detail.
Baltimore American.
Admiral Dewey seems to 'be coming to the
conclusion that-sinking an opposing fleet Is
but a small detail as compared to the labor
of evadtnc wholesale lionizing.
UnckliiRT /I'ouKk Proposition.
Globe-Democrat.
The government of Mexico will soon dis
cover that it has undertaken one of the
toughest propositions of the century In try
ing to exterminate the Yaqul Indians with
an army of 2,000 eoldlers.
The Pile Goes AVUli Him.
Globe-Democrat.
Mr. William Waldorf Astor'g prejudice
against the country that gave him birth Is
not BO deep-seated that It will prevent 'him
from using a big wad of American money
In Obis effort to tbecomo a self-respecting
Englishman.
Won't Slay llcntcn.
New York World.
The Filipinos have been "beaten" again
this time In Dalabac. If the yellow rascals
would only stay whipped our trouble would
soon be over , but , as the cable reports , they
are again perniciously active and even
saucy not far from Manila.
InuicrliillHtn Encounter a Frost.
Philadelphia Record.
The attempt to defeat Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts for re-election In 1900 by
bringing our champions for expansion
against him does not appear to be meeting
with any brilliant success. AH the expan
sionists to whom application has been made
have declined "with thanks. "
Brilliant ItcformerN In Alaska.
( Minneapolis Times.
'From ' all accounts BODIO of the United
States officials In Alaska need $100 or ninety
days merely as a starter. Of one official It Is
reported that be got drunk , wrapped himself
< ln the United States flag , then hired a negro
to kick him down street. The last part of
the program presents tlfo least objectionable
features. No wonder Canadians object to
such officials.
Onlely ,
Philadelphia ledger.
The report that Great Britain 18 strength
ening her garrisons and fortifications in
North America Is not new. It comes along
periodically , and always 'scares nervous
people ; but nothing ever comes of It. In the
present Instance It takes the shape of
preparation to sustain Canada's contention
on the Alaska boundary , and In this shape
H Is really too absurd to bo considered.
LOHNCM of ( lie Volunteer * .
Indianapolis Journal.
The First Nebraska was one of the regi
ments which saw as much of the fighting
about Manila as any of the regiments. Its
muster-out reports In Ban Francisco show
that It had 1,240 men on Us rolls , of whom
thirty-three were killed In battle or died
of wounds , and that It lost twenty-five men
by disease. The Tenth Pennsylvania Is an
other regiment which has seen lie share of
the fighting in Luzon. Its rolls bore 87C
names. It losses by battle were fifteen ,
and six by disease. These facts from the
muster rolls dispose of whole columns of lies
about the slaughter in battle and the mor
tality in hospitals which have appeared in
the uncensored dispatches.
The Sulii Sultnn'fl Snap.
San Francisco Call.
The Mahometan sultan of Sulu Is rattling
In the pocket of bis broad-hulled trousers
{ 10.000 In American gold and haw on file a
contract , made In the name of the American
people , for the payment to him of nn annual
subsidy of { 20,000 In the same coin , as lila
reward for being a Yankee and acknowl
edging our jurisdiction. The taxpayers who
furnish the money may wonder why we paid
Spain twenty millions for the sovereignty
of all those Islands and then pay the sultan
a salary to admit our title. The presump
tion U that in default of the salary he would
have disputed our authority , and there Is
room for still more speculation why wo
salary him and shoot the Christian Filipinos.
OTIIKIl t.VMS THAN OVUS.
The Chinese- empire possesses Illimitable
resources of every kind. Her population ,
comprising nearly one-fourth of the human
race , Is composed of brave , patient , hardy
nnd Industrious people , who , while they are
not of military disposition and , following
the precepts of Confucius , have for centuries
applied themselves to the pcnroful cultiva
tion of the soil , are still capable , ns Chinese
Gordon showed , of being converted Into
good soldiers. As for the mineral wealth
of China , which no serious attempt has over
yet been made to develop , It is simply out
of slcht. Dut the lack of any capacity for
Imperial government , the absence of any
effective organization , the total lack among
the Chinese masses of any conception of na
tionality , nil these nnd other similar con
siderations have combined to reduce a com
munity thus plentifully endowed by nature
to Its present condition of atrophy , help
lessness and dependence. H may bo that
the disease has couo too far to admit of
any remedy. It may bo that at this late
date nothing can save the Chinese empire
from disintegration , It would bo rash upon
n point into which enter so many elements
of complexity to hazard a confident conjec
ture. If , however , the thing Is possible at
all , dt Is possible In Japan. That country
Is better qualified than any other for the
achievement of the tremendous task. Its
people better understand the Chinese char
acter. They know ibcttcr what Is needed to
bo done. They are better acquainted with
all the details of the situation. They appre
ciate what Is possible and what It would bo
useless to attempt with a degree of accuracy
and completeness to which no Occidental
< oulil hope to attain. If their Influence were
to become predominant at I'ekln such a stir
ring of the old bones would cnsuo as China
has not known for centuries.
* *
What for the last week or two has been
vaguely described as a moro Bonapnrtlst
Intrigue of doubtful existence was , accordIng -
Ing to M. Yves Guyot of Le Slecle , an actual
plot to overthrow the government. Accord
ing to this authority , during the few weeks
preceding M. Dcroulcdo's attempt to make
General Roget march on the Elysce , numer
ous meetings of Bonapartlsts wcro held In
the house of a woman Intimately acquainted
with Prince Key , Duo d'Elchlngcn , brother
of the Due do la 'Moskowa. M. Guyot asserts
that a plan of campaign was laid out , the
funds being for the most part furnished by
ex-Empress Eugenie. M. Guyot also asserts
that hero was the real source of the 50,000
francs found on M. Derouledo at the time ot
his arrest. It Is alleged that M. Deroulede
played fast and loose with the leaders of
both the royalists and the Bonapartlsts and
received about the same nmount of money
from each party. The statement of M. Do-
roulcde that he acted In the Reullly affair
on his own Initiative was made not so much
to vindicate the royallstR and Bonapartlsts
as to secure for himself 'the ' praUo of the
people and to protect himself in the enjoy
ment of his lllotton gains.
* *
The area , resources , energy and wealth of
the Australasian federation are very con
siderable. The area of the continent , with
the islands dependent upon It , Is 3,239,210
square miles , with a population of 4,600,000.
This Includes , of course , New Zealand , Tas
mania and the FIJI Islands and part of New
Guinea. la 1895 there were 11,144 miles ot
railway , owned almost .wholly by the cole
nies. The gold and silver mines , are among
the most productive In the world. Agricul
ture , fruit culture , sheep raising , etc. , pro
duce largo results. The aggregate revenue
In 1895 was $140,500,000 ; the public debt $1-
062,500,000. The value of pastoral properties
alone in 1897 was $1,158,227,000. Last year
the aggregate foreign trade was $360,000,000.
In other -words , a population less than one-
sixteenth of that of that of the ( United
States has a foreign trade one-fifth of that
of the United States. The spirit of the Aus
tralasians being commensurate with their
wealth and enterprise , the now nation maybe
bo expected to play a prominent part In the
political future of the west Pacific. Russia
will find it an active antagonist and the dis
memberment of China -will not be accom
plished without an energetic protest from
the Australasians. The United States , on
the other hand , .will find thorn active rivals
In the exploitation of the commercial re
sources of the ifar east.
+ *
The French government recently gave no
tice to the Marquis do Ceralbo. representa
tive and counselor of Don Carlos ,
that he must leave the little town
of Behoble , situated on the Franco-
Spanish frontier , within twenty-four
hours. A representative of l > o Gaulols
called at the Spanish embassy In Paris to
make Inquiries concerning the matter. Senor
Gutierrez Brltto , private secretary to the
ambassador , stated that for some time past
the Carllsts had 'beenvery ' active on the
frontier near San Juan do Luz anil Biarritz ,
and that their movements had been SUB-
pected. Asked whether the Marquis do Ce
ralbo hod 'been ' told to leave his residence
at a rquest of the Spanish ambassador made
to the French government , M. Brltto replied
In the negative. The French government
had taken the step on Us own initiative1 ,
which , Senor Brltto remarked , showed the
friendly fellings It cherished for Spain. It
could no longer tolerate such doings within
Its frontiers. It is understood In Paris that
the notice to the Marquis , leavci him free
to remain In Franco on condition that he
resides north ot the Loire.
It does not seem unlikely that England
will soon have another troublesome little
war on Us hands in the Afghanistan fron
tier region , where the Wazlrls are becom
ing very troublesome. Fresh raids by thcso
restless hlllmen nre reported constantly ,
and , not content with confining themselves to
cattlo-llftlng and the waylaying of govern
ment mall-runners and levy escorts , they j
'
lately attacked the political officer of Wano'
himself , killing one of his guard. Troops
are In pursuit of this particular gang ot ban
dits , but the marauders wlfl have dispersed ,
probably , long before the detachment can
come upwith them. On Juno 19 a commis
sariat kafila Trlth government stores was
looted near Bunnu , This raid wna uot se
rious , as the camels were recaptured wlt'iout
loss of life. But a subsequent rnld , made on
June 23 across the Afghan frontier , was on
& much larger scale and Is expected tn re
sult In further protests from the ameer to
the Indian government. Later reports state
that In the Zhob valley , toward the end of I
June , a party of Wazlrls dlsi.nantbd thai
telegraph posts , carried away a cin'slderable
quantity of wire and flred on the telegraph \
party which was scot to repair tbo break.
Flying columns are said to bo bold In readi
ness at all the frontier posts to follow up the
bands of marauders wherever they may ap
pear. But hitherto , with one rsll'ary ' ex
ception , these military columns have only
bad their trouble for their pains , the active
hlllmen vanishing with their loot lung beFore -
Fore the soldiers can arrive upon the hceno ,
ind It is expected that a regular punitive ex
pedition will have to be organized.
The British government has proposed to
contribute 45,000 ( about $225,000) ) toward
the expense of an exploring expedition to the
Antarctic. This makes U highly probable
that the expedition will bo n nnval one and
accompanied by an Ice-breaking steamer like
the Russian Krmnck , which cut her wny
through ice ( fit places twenty-five feet thick ]
In the Baltic last winter , ns has been sug
gested , a very high latitude mljht be
reached. The cost of ft special vessel
equipped for Ice-breaking work .would . be
high , hence a largo fund would bo required
to provide for Its construction. The British
navy line done nothing In polar exploration
for the last twcnty-flvo years nnd If the
admiralty should now conclude to take the
matter In hnhd much good work woulil
probably bo accomplished In the Antarctic ,
The conditions there are more favorable
than when Weddcll , In 1823 , reached 74 de
grees 15 minutes south latitude and had an
open sea before him.
CAXAI1A WANTS TIIU HAHTII.
Orent llrltnlii .Stiiinortft tlie Dominion' *
CliilniN In Aluikit ,
Review of Reviews.
The British contention Is :
First That the pass called the Portland
Channel" did not mean what is now called
Portland canal , but what is now known ns
Bchm canal , which they claim was formerly
called Portland channel.
Second That though the Russians ran the
'line a uniform ten marine leagues from the
coast as though there were no distinct range
of mountains parallel to the coast , there Is ,
as a fact , a range ot mountains parallel to
the coast , the crest of which should have
been followed.
Third That In case there wcro no range
of mountains the ten marine fcaguca should
have been measured , not from the line ot
salt water , but from the outer coastline ot
the Islands or from the ocean , that being
meant as the coast.
"Fourth That even If there were no dis
tant range of mountains and the line was
accepted ns ten marine leagues from the
coast , It shoilld bo ten leagues from a
meandered coastline nnd should cut ncrosa
the mouths of the narrow channels and In
lets with which the coast of Alaska is In
dented , leaving the harbors at the head of
thcso Inlets in the possession of Great
Britain. Sir Wilfred Laurlor , premier of
Canada , stated In the Canadian Parliament
In reply to a question relative to the Alas
kan boundary : "According to our con
struction of the treaty of 1825 , the boundary
line shoufd follow the crest of the moun
tains nearest the coast , passing over bays
and creeks and inlets which are territorial
waters. "
After making all these contentions , U Is
reported that Great Britain took the position
( before the commission that while she was
iby right entitled to all the territory thcso
various constructions of the treaty would
give her , she was willing to sacrifice them
all and as a compromise * receive just ono
harbor the best one on the Alaskan coast.
And the refusal of the commissioners on behalf -
half of tbo United States to accede to their' '
request caused a suspension ot negotiations
on the part of the commission.
It has been said that Great Britain's policy
In international disputes Is to claim every
thing in sight and then have a margin upon
which to make concessions when effecting
a compromise. In the Alaskan boundary
dispute her claims are without foundation
and the concessions she offers should not be
considered , as they represent no sacrifice.
She proposes to concede to the United States
that which belongs to the United States , In
order to get from the United States , on the
principle ( so often Invoked In Interna
tional compromises ) of mutual accommoda
tion , a concession at once valuable to both
nations.
POLITICAL UIUFT.
There will 'bo ' no October election In any
state this year.
The democrats ot Iowa will come together
at Des Molnea next Wednesday.
Jerry Slimpson threatens to run for the
United States senate In Kansas. Jerry Is
not the only potato In the hill.
The free silver democrats of Dauphin
county , Pennsylvania , fell upon the gold-
bugs of the same clan and won out. Score ,
70 to 67.
Henry Wattcrson disposes of the Declara-
'tlon ' of Independence by pronouncing It "a.
few maxims found In the graveyard of the
last century. "
The republican candidate ) for governor of
Kentucky fa a native of the state. His op
ponent on the democratic ticket Is a Pennsylvanian -
sylvanian by iblrtb.
The Philadelphia Record gleefully notes
that the democracy of the state of New Jer
sey Is recovering from the trance of popu
lism and cheap money. That Is another way
of saying the democrats are sobering up and
shearing their whiskers.
Jim Woodward , the "printer mayor" of
Atlanta , Is accused of Indulging In > booze too
frequently and has been Invited to resign
by the city council. There is a mistake
about this. If the accusation la true , Jim Is
not a printer. Printers never well , hardly
ever ,
A special effort Is to too made in next
year's census to expedite its completion. In
the last two censuses ( those of 1880 and
1890) ) the publication of the results occupied
from five to seven years. In the act pro
viding for the census of 1900 congress pro
vided that the four principal reports those
on population , mortality , manufacture and
agriculture must be published by July 1 ,
1902.
1902.At
At the special election In Rhode Island In
Juno to decide tbo question of the accept
ance or rejection of the amended state con
stitution the vote , an officially canvassed ,
was as follows : In favor of the now con
stitution , 4,097 ; against , 12,742 votes. The
total vote of the state was less than 17,000
on the amendments , though In the presi
dential election of 189G Rhode Island cast
nearly 65,000 vcrtes.
William J. Calhoun , who Is prominently
mentioned as a candidate for the republican
nomination for governor ot Illinois , Is a
lawyer , living in Danville , the homo of
Representative Cannon , Ho Is 49 years old ,
and 1n the prime of physical and mental
manhood. Early In the present administra
tion ho visited Cuba as the president's per
sonal representative , and since then has de
clined several offices offered to him by tbo
president. His law practice Is a large one.
To run the model city of Boston during
the past fiscal year cost $40,203,678 , of which
(34,071,748 ( was fcr regular department ex
penses. The public library cost $324,368 $ , the
liarks $551,878 , the schools $3,302,487 and
the water $3,302,487. The total expenditure
tor parks sluco tbo present system wan
idopted Is $15,196,320 , of which $6,540,133
was for land and $8,656,182 for con
struction. Some Idea can be gained of what
Boston spent In order to obtain its present
raprovemcnts from the fact that among its
! M > nds still outstanding IB $5,010,500 e\-
icnded for a sewerage system , $5,422,025 , for
ichool bouses and sites , $6,120,100 $ for public
buildings , $3,637,000 for sewers , and over
(16,000,000 ( for widening , extending and
grading streets and laying out and con
structing highways and avenues , Bouton ban
i population of 500,000 and Its tax rate 1s
113.60 on the $1,000.
POWDER
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Clone * Hip Doom ,
lUiffalo HxprcM.
Ono of the Incidents connected with th <
absorption of the Continental Match com
pany by the Diamond company , better known
as the Match trust , Is the cloning ot tha
factory In Detroit. Although there wcra
rumors that this would Uko place , the order
came suddenly. When the help appeared
nl the works on Monday morning they wctt
told that thcro would bo no work after th
material In hand had been disposed of. Tin
girls in the shop wcro so Indignant nt tin >
lack of reasonable notice that they refused
to pack the unfinished matches. It Is tht
belief In Detroit that Edwin Gould made
considerable profit from the establishment
of the factory some months ago. The build.
Ing cost $35,000 nnd the machinery placed In
It Is cstltnntcd to bo worth not moro than
$200,000 , Ono report la thnt the proper ! }
was fiolil to the Diamond Match company foi
$700,000. Bo that ns It inny. Mr. Gould
seems to have managed his slilo of the deal
with the trust in n manner thnt should b
eminently satisfactory to himself.
The closing ot the Detroit factory la
capital illustration of nn evil of the trust
movement about which thcro Is rcnsonoblt
ground for complaint. When a consolida
tion takes place It frequently Is Inevitable
that eomo ot the smaller shops or thOAO
\vhlcli are not advantageously located should
bo closet" . It Is one ot the purposes ot com.
blnaHon to dispense with unnecessary plnnti
and thereby to economize in expense. Thl
in Itself , in the long run , is n gain to tha
community , if tlicro Is no nltnmpt to restrict
production for the purposes of artificially
raising prices , In the matter of ma tones
it Is Inconceivable ) that the trust should not
produce as largo n quantity as the market
needs. Hence , ns an Incident In thu Im
provement of the process of production the
elimination of the Detroit factory Is not
objectionable.
The criticism that can fulrly bo passed
upon it ie that no warning WUD gvcn the em-
ploycs and that no attempt appears to have
been made to secure them tutilro employ-
mcut. The sudden rieprl-'nclon of work Is
a hardship which forms an Indictment ot
trust methods. Just nt this time , for
tunately , there Is little difficulty In flndlrc
employment , but It still remains true that
the closing of shops nnd the consequent re
adjustment to n now kind of business lire
unpleasant features of this economic phe
nomenon. U would be to the best luicrcst
of the managers of trusts It they took es
pecial pains to leescn the Inconvenience that
attends thcso changes.
POINTED UEMAUKS.
Indianapolis Journal : "If you haO a. mil
lion dollar * what would you do7" V
"Tho assessor , oif course. Got any i. .
fool questions1'
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "I raw Jim Bax
ter at my lecture last night. What nn open'
countenance he has. "
"Yes. He yawned all through It. "
Somervlllo Journal : If you see a voting
man going nround and four clgnre sticking
out of his loft-hund vest pocket you may
bo sure that ho Is generous.
Chicago ; Tribune : "What 'broke ' him up In
business ? "
"Slow collections. "
"I 'thought ' he sold goods for cash only. "
"He did. It was .the . firms he owed that
had the trouble In making the collectlone
and they closed .him . out. "
Detroit Journal : "Our minister believes !
In fighting ithe devil with fire. "
"A homeopathic doctor of divinity , so to
speak. "
Washington Star : "I'm nfrnlcl I'll lese
my place , " Bald the valet of n young man ,
wn had become naturalized In Kuropc.
"What's the trouble ? "
"I thoughtlessly addressed him as "Mr.
Aator. ' I should have said 'Ilastor. ' "
Cleveland plain pealer ; "Jane has a fact
that draws your attention. "
"Yes , It'a plain to be seen. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Jones was In to
day Tvltln a. lot ot fish stories. "
"And did you let him tell them ? "
"I let him tell one and then I opened up
with a lot of bug stories Hint mnde hla
fishing stories sound ns out of date as a
last ycar'a popular song. "
Washington Stan " "wfhat's that clrcld
with all the lines on It ? " inquired the com *
mandlng ofllcer , fiercely.
"That , " said the young man with the
book , "Is merely a picture of the earth. X
wan studying' latitude and longitude. "
"Um I guess it's nil right. But it looks
desperately like a diagram for a 'round
robin.1 "
TilD TRYST.
Under the starlight's silvery shine
Hold I her roseleaf hand In mine :
White , white , white as her maiden brow
Under the gold of her curls ,
Soft , soft as the milky foam
Formed where the brooklet swirls ,
Dear , dear as a casket of shell
Filled with a strand of pearls.
Under the starlight's silvery shine
Pressed I her pouting1 lips to mine :
Red , red OH the summer dawn
Gliding the cast with gold ,
6weot , sweet as the heart of a rose
Just as Its leaves unfold ,
Fond , fond an the last farewell
After life's tale Is told.
Under the stnrllglit'H silvery shine
Raised she her love-lit eyes to mine :
Bright , bright ns the. beaming alar
Gemming the brow of night ,
Clear , clear ns the limpid pool
Ullled In spotless white.
Filled , filled with a deathless love
Pure ns a niy of llRlit ,
WILLIAM REED DUNROY.
Saturday
Specials
Ladies' and misses' rough rider
Straw Hats ,
Regular price has been $2 ,
Ladies' and misses' sailor Straw
Hats , that sold from $ J to $3
closing at
at50c
Boys' Linen Crash Suits , from
J4 to 19 years ,
Half Price.
$5,00 $4,00 $3.50
SUIT , SUIT , SUIT ,
$2.50 $2,00 $1.75
These are real bargains on
our second floor ,